Can GMs get an assist from Santa?

Updated: December 29, 2003, 8:45 AM ET

NBA Insider Chad Ford has secretly obtained the Santa wish lists from all 29 NBA GMs. Cavs GM Jim Paxson wants a body guard for LeBron.

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By By Chad Ford
NBA Insider

It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas ... everywhere you go.

Much of the holiday cheer is being spread early this year. Cavs GM Jim Paxson got at early Christmas present, in the form of a 30-point-a-night superstar, when a few ping-pong balls bounced his way in May.

Knicks fans saw Christmas Eve come three days early when they finally got their wish -- the ouster of team president Scott Layden. Of course, minutes into the celebration, the Grinch arrived with the news that Isiah Thomas, perhaps the only guy in the NBA with a more tarnished rep than Layden, was replacing him.

For others in Atlanta or Orlando, it's likely to be a year without a Santa Claus. It's hard to believe even Santa has enough magic to fix what's wrong with those franchises.

Sources at the North Pole gave Insider a sneak peek at every GM's Christmas wish list. As an early holiday gift for all of our loyal Insider readers, here's what the league's GMs hope to find in their stockings this year.

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